Crab Cheesecake

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Crab Cheesecake

Recipe By : The Travelin' Gourmet
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Seafood
Cheesecakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 c crackers -- crushed
3 tbsps butter -- melted
1 lb cream cheese -- softened
3 eggs
1/4 c sour cream
1 tsp lemon juice -- fresh
2 tsps onion -- grated
1/4 tsp Old Bay seasoning
2 drops tabasco sauce
1 dash ground pepper -- fresh
1 c lump crabmeat -- canned
1/2 c sour cream

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the crackers and butter
and use the mixture to line a 9 inch springform pan. Bake for about 10
minutes. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven to 325 degrees. With an
electric mixer, beat together until fluffy the cream cheese, eggs, and
1/2
cup sour cream. Add the lemon juice, onion, Old Bay seasoning,
Tabasco, and black pepper. Stir in the crabmeat and mix well. Pour into
the cooled crust and bake 50 minutes until the cake sets. Remove from
the oven. Run a knife around the edge of the cake, loosening it from the
pan. Cool on a wire rack. Remove the sides of the pan. Spread the
cake with the sour cream.

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